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  Sainte-Marguerite Bay Location in Québec, Canada  Sainte-Marguerite Bay Sainte-Marguerite Bay (Canada) | |
| Location | Québec, Canada |
| Coordinates | 48°15′31″N 69°57′33″W / 48.25861°N 69.95917°W |
| Max. length | 2.7 km (1.7 mi) |
The Sainte-Marguerite Bay is a body of water located on the Saguenay River, at the confluence of the Sainte-Marguerite, in the municipality of Sacré-Cœur, in the regional county municipality (RCM) of La Haute-Côte-Nord, in the administrative region of Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada.
Geography
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The Sainte-Marguerite Bay is located on the left bank of the Saguenay River, 25 km (by river) upstream from the Tadoussac ferry. The bay lies opposite Cap de l'Anse au Cheval (on the south shore of the Saguenay River).[1] With a length of 2.7 km and a width of 1.3 km, the bay extends in an east-west direction. The entrance to the bay is located between two 320 m-high rocky capes, including Cap Sainte-Marguerite (on the south side). The area known as “Bay Mill” is located on the southeast side of the bay.[2]
Sainte-Marguerite Bay is characterized by stony, sandy shoals that appear at low tide. The riverbed crosses these shoals.[1]
Toponymy
[edit]Explorer Samuel de Champlain was the first to officially name this river in 1603 during an exploratory voyage. The bay takes its name from the river of the same name.
The toponym “Sainte-Marguerite Bay” appears on the map of Albert Township, drawn up shortly after 1883.[3][note 1]
The toponym “Sainte-Marguerite Bay” was officialized on December 5, 1968, in the Place Name Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
History
[edit]Settlement around Sainte-Marguerite Bay began in 1840. A large sawmill was built at the site known as Bay Mill. The area's economy developed through forestry, agriculture, fishing, and recreational tourism.[4]
The bay's waters teem with salmon and trout. The bay is also a nursery for the St. Lawrence beluga whale herd.[5]
See also
[edit]- Sacré-Cœur, Quebec
- Saguenay River
- Sainte-Marguerite River (Saguenay)
- La Haute-Côte-Nord Regional County Municipality
Notes
[edit]- ^ Source: "Noms et lieux du Québec," a work by the Commission de toponymie du Québec, published in 1994 and 1996 as a printed illustrated dictionary, and in 1997 as a CD-ROM produced by Micro-Intel, based on this dictionary.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Parlers et paysages du Québec. Randonnée à travers les mots d'ici [Words and landscapes of Quebec. A walk through local words] (in French). Québec: Les Publications du Québec. 2012. p. 184. ISBN 9782551252060.
- ^ a b "Baie Sainte-Marguerite - Sacré-Cœur (Municipalité)" [Baie Sainte-Marguerite - Sacré-Cœur (Municipality)]. toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ Guide toponymique du Québec [Québec toponymy guide] (PDF) (in French). Quebec: Les publications du Québec. 1990. ISBN 2-551-14179-6.
- ^ "Rivière-Sainte-Marguerite - Sacré-Cœur (Municipalité)" [Rivière-Sainte-Marguerite - Sacré-Cœur (Municipality)]. toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ Lesage, V.; Kingsley, M. C. S. (1995). Assessment of knowledge of the beluga population (Delphinapterus leucas) from the St. Lawrence (PDF). Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
